[GreenKeys] Auction Western Union Items in OH January 4

[John, W9DDD]

I noticed that in one description they mention having two print 
hammers.  Maybe one for each half of the typebox?

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You said "tomorrow" yesterday.

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John, W9DDD

On 1/2/2024 7:39 AM, Jim Haynes wrote:
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> On Mon, 1 Jan 2024, John, W9DDD wrote:
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>> Item 2517 looks like the one in
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>> https://www.navy-radio.com/manuals/tty/jh/bsps/bsp/570series/573-107-100TC.pdf 
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>> 28 Tape Printer Set (stock ticker)
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> If that's what it is, I would say that was Teletype's last successful
> all-mechanical product.  While it is called Model 28 it actually uses
> Model 37 technology.  I guess AT&T wanted to keep the Model 37 number
> clean forthe then-forthcoming Model 37 page printer set.  The previous
> stock ticker line was the 1930s black cube typewheel machine. These
> were too slow for the volume of stock trades around 1960, so the NYSE
> commissioned Teletype to produce a new model that was 50% faster.
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> Model 37 used an aggregate-motion mechanism that did not return the
> type box to a home position between characters, so it looked very lazy
> in operation.  It ran at 900 characters/minute.
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